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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Is / Was

0 1. What 01b00was02b00 the maxium speed that you have ever gone in this car? (With 'was' here, does it mean that he is referring to the past? 02br
002. What 01b00is02b00 the maxium speed that you have ever gone in this car? (With 'is' here, does it mean that is his present status?) 02br
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however beacuse of this the first sentence is incorrect as it stands. g. you are sat in it), it is deemed to be a present tense situation and so the second example would be exactly the right thing to say 02br 02br 002.

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  • however beacuse of this the first sentence is incorrect as it stands.
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  • you are sat in it), it is deemed to be a present tense situation and so the second example would be exactly the right thing to say 02br 02br 002.
  • What is the maxium speed that you have ever gone in this car?
  • 02br 02br 00If he/she no longer has the car then you should use 'was,' but the rest of the sentence should also reflect the fact that it is past tense: 02br 02br 001.
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0 1. What 01b00was02b00 the maxium speed that you have ever gone in this car? (So this is not correct? Why does it have to be present tense? I know if I use 'is' it refers to the present. But can't I use 'was' to refer to the point in the past where I sped? 02br
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002. I have seen tires overheating that 01b
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What is the difference between #1&2 in meaning?

1. What is the best car you ever had?

2. What was the best car you ever had?

What is the difference between #3&4 in meaning?

3. What was the best car that you have ever had?

4. What is the best car that you have ever had?

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Hello jack,

I suppose the second sentence is correct. Because past.tense is asked by the question.

Therefore all the sentence must be past tense. But you wrote first sentence what is the best car you ever had?

This questions must be what is the best car you have been seeing?

So the second sentence is correct.

I hope it is correct but ask the moderatör
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What was the best car that you ever had

This sentence is correct but what is the best car that you ever had?

This is general sentence.
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I think the 'maximum speed' is the thing to worry about, so 'is' makes sense but does that conflict with 'have ever gone'?

Is it easier if the car was a wreck? Should I refer to the car the past tense, the same way as a deceased person? If it's still a car then the original question is still valid, so 'is' would still make sense.
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(e.g. you are sat in it)

...if you are stood by a car

Are you sure that, "you are sat in it" and "...if you are stood by a car" are correct English, rwiles??
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Yunus
What was the best car that you ever had

This sentence is correct but what is the best car that you ever had?

This is general sentence.

1. What is the best car you ever had? (So this is a general sentence? Referring to now?)

2. What was the best car you ever had? (This is referring to the past? Does i
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1. What was the best car that you ever had?

This could mean that the speaker doesn't expect the other person to buy another car, or perhaps to drive again; but it could simply be used instead of:

2. What is the best car that you ever had?

This is the all-purpose version.

4. What is the biggest transaction that you have ever had?

This is fi
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1. What was the biggest transaction that you have ever had?
Are both of these correct?

2. The biggest transaction that I have ever had was back in 1999. (Referring to the past? If this is right, how come #1 isn't?)

3. The biggest transaction that I have ever had is back in 1999. (Present status?)

Thanks.
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